Buckle.



J. E. SMITH.

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1909.

Patentd June 7, 1910.

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/ lll Q/Vi hwooeo JOSEPH E. SMITH, OF HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 8, 1909.

Serial No. 494,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr E. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Garland and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to buckles, and particularly to wedge buckles, and has for its object the production of a buckle which is simple in construction and consists of a comparatively small number of parts, and which is efficient in operation.

Another object of this invention is the production of a buckle which consists of a plurality of sections, having one section sliding upon the other, and being provided with means for automatically locking the sections together.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the buckle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the buckle. Fig. & is a detached perspective view of the primary section. Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view of the auxiliary section. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the buckle and the keeper, showing the same applied to a strap.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the buckle, which comprises a primary section 2 and an auxiliary section 3*. The primary section 2 comprises two side portions 3 which are provided upon the inner face thereof with slanting grooves it, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. These grooves at are substantially wedgeshaped in cross section. Upon the sides 3 of the primary section 2 are formed punched portions 5 which are struck from the sides 3 and form upon the inner surface thereof lugs 6, which lugs are adapted to engage sockets formed by a similar process in the sides of the auxiliary section 8 Extending inwardly from the top of the primary section 2 is formed an inwardly extending lug or pin '2' which is adapted to engage an aperture or hole in the strap and securely hold the strap within the buckle.

The auxiliary section 3 is provided withtwo side portions 8, which are provided upon the outer face thereof with slanting grooves 7 similar to the grooves 4 in the primary section 2. In the grooves 7 are adapted to work or slide the grooves or notched portions 4: of the primary section. Upon the outer face of the sides 8 are formed notched socket portions 9 and 10 which are adapted to receive the lugs 6 upon the primary section. Extending inwardly from the auxiliary section 3 is also formed an inwardly extending lug 11, which also engages an aperture in the strap, adapted to pass through the buckle.

The primary section 2 is adapted to be positioned upon the auxiliary section 3, and the purpose of the buckle is to secure two ends of a strap together, and the same are secured by means of the lug 7 fitting into an aperture formed in one end of the strap, as previously described, and the lug 11 fitting into an aperture formed in the other end of the strap, and, as the primary section 2 is slid upon the auxiliary section 3* and brought into a position as shown in Figs. 1

and 2, the ends of the strap will be securely held within the buckle. The lugs 6 upon the sides of the primary section 2 will engage the sockets 9 of the auxiliary section 3 when the sections are in a position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When it is desired to withdraw the ends of the strap from the buckle, the primary section is slid back upon the auxiliary section, and the lugs 6 of the primary section will engage the sockets 10 of the auxiliary section and allow the ends of the strap to be disengaged from the buckle 1. Therefore, it will be obvious that the sockets 10 will act as a stop to prevent the primary section from being accidentally removed from the auxiliary section, although, if it is desired, the primary section can be forced out of engagement with the auxiliary section, and the two sections separated.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a view of the strap having a buckle as before described positioned thereon, and a keeper for securing the end of the strap. The keeper is formed similar to the buckle l, and consists of a primary section 2- and an auxiliary section 3*. However, the auxiliary section 3* is not pro- Vided with an inwardly extendin lug, as is the case with the auxiliary section 3 of the buckle. The primary section of the Patented June 7, 1910.

keeper is provided with a lug 7 which lug is adapted to engage an aperture in the end of the strap and hold the keeper in a firm position upon the strap. The sections of the keeper are provided With slanting notches similar to those upon the sides of the different sections of the buckle, and the sections can be separated in the same manner as the sections of the buckle.

That I claim is:

A Wedge buckle comprising two sections slidable upon one another and having a device on the opposite end of each section for securing the ends of a strap, each section having longitudinal sides with a longitudi- 15 section and means for holding said sections 20 in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature 111 presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOSEPH E. SMITH. v

Witnesses:

DAVID MoKEoWN, WALTER A. BEAR. 

